Belt clip card



Nov; 1,V 1932.

J. K. DIAMOND BELT CLIP CARD Filed June 29, 1931 III lll Patented Nov. 1, 1932 UNITED N STATES JAMES x. DIAMOND, or GRAND lRAPIDS,

PATENT OFFICE p IUCHICIAN,` z issrefnonA 'ro CLIPPER lBELT LACERCOMPANY, oren-AND` RAPIDsMICnICAN, A VCoiaromnrroiv or MICHIGAN l "BELT CLIP CARD# Appliatio'n med Juneaa,

This invention'relatesto belt clip cards and more particularly to thetemporary 'cards' on which the belt clips are mounted for handling prior to vactual use.

- Although the z invention is n specifically shown'and described herein as applied to socalled belt clips which are wire devices appliedy to therespective ends ofpower transmitting belts whereby a series of loops or eyes .isrprovided at each end of the belt through which' a pin is inserted toj join the ends/the invention is-applicable for use in connection with other analogous devices.y v .n

Thelbelt clips as Ymanufactured and sold to be' applied to belts are in the nature ofwire devices bent' between their ends to form the bend of what will eventually be aloopfor eye and at each side of the bend straight sides extendl divergingly. each having pointed ends extending inwardly. The clipsare to be-at-l tached to an end of a belt invspaced relation by use of a machine which receives a series of clips and compresses the pointed ends into the belt and clinches them@ y It has been customary in this art to mo-unt the clips, at the time they are manufacturedv on so-called cards in the proper relative positions and spaced apartlocations that/they .will eventuallybe used when, applied to the v cardboard channelmember-having a base and sides which sides are upwardly converging to lie within the corresponding divergin-g portions of the clips and the points of lthe clips pierce the sides of the cardboard chan# nel thereby retaining theclips on the card and holding them in proper'spaced relation. The clips-are usually placed 'on-the card by collapsing the channel, probablyby flexing its base so that the sides may be inserted over th'eprongs or points of the clips.

. Sucha manner of carding the clipsvhas had the disadvantage that anything excepting careful handling would cause the sides fof the channels to bend inwardly or the baseof the channel; Vwhich nad previously been Vflexed and therefore lost its sti'nessfwould readily flex whereby the card would ofteninadvertently Ydisengage from the clips. Itfis the object'pf.thisinvention to provide ai simple vbelhfsuch a card being in the natureof a 1931. `serial 110.547,682.

efficient and inexpensive meansfor retaining the cardboard channel on the clipsso that ordinary rough vusage will not displace it` and to provide as an additional feature aconvenient means for measuring a series of'clips to be applied to the end of a belt.v The'device .provides various novel features of construction and arrangement as hereinafter more rfullydescribed and particularly pointed out inthe claims, reference being had toxthe accompanying drawing,in which,v

Y F'g. 1 isa perspective view of agroup of carded clips embodying this invention.

l Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view Vshowing the manner of applying the' cardboard channel to the clips.

i Fig. 3 is a View similar to F ig. 2 showing the channel applied' andthe reinforcing member o f this invention in proper operative position.

Fig. 4 yis a side elevation of a small section of carded clips.y

Fig. 5 is a reduced size plan View of carded clips .showing the reinforcing member of this invention partially withdrawn and serving as a measuring device, and

Fig/6 is a plan View ofthe reinforcingy member of this invention removed from other parts of the structure. i

Like reference numbers refer to like parts in all of the'views.

l represents theclipspeach of which com- ,prisesl ashort piece of wire bent betweenA its ends at 2 and having side .portions 3 extending divergingly at eachside cf the bend 2 and each side portion terminates in a pointed end or prong 4 bentinwardly. It is customary to have one of they sides 3 longer than the other and the clips arranged in alternately reversed positions so that the prongs @of theseries of clips 'are staggered.

Thecard on which the clips are mounted comprises a channel made of cardboard or similar material having a base 5 and sides 6,

which Vsides extend upwardly from the base in a converging directionij The base of the Y channel is substantially the same widthas the Adistance between theV lower longer endsV 2.of the series of clips and thesides' of thechannel may-be provided with openings/7 to 1receive the prongs 4i of the clips or such openings may be pierced by the prongs themselves when the channel is inserted on the clips.

Inasmuch as the distance between the points of the series of clips is greatly less than the width of the channel, making it impossible to insert the sides of the channel between the points for placement of said points in the openings of said sides, it is necessary to distort the channel when it isapplied and this is commonly done by flexing the base '5 thereof as shown in Fig. 2, which permits said sides to be readily inserted between the points of said clips after which the sides may be spread apart by straightening the base 5 as shown in Fig. 3. When this is done the prongs 4i of the clips are inserted in the openings 7 in the sidesV of the channel or the prongs havepierced the sides of the channel making their own openings therein, the said sides of the channel lie convergingly against the sides 3 of the clips and the base has again assu-ined its substantially straight position. However, as previously described, the base 5 is made of cardboard and having once been flexed has lost considerable of its rigidity and may easily be again flexed out of straight'position which would cause the sides of the channel to remove from the prongs i which has often inadvertently happened. To prevent such an voccurrence a reinforcingmember 8 is provided in the nature of a Hat elongated cardboard strip which is inserted'bei tween the sides 6 of the cardboard channel at a point spaced above the base and the inherent stiffness of such strip 8 which has never been bent out of its flat condition strongly resists any tendency for the sides 6 s ofthe channel to move inwardly. The width of the strip 8 is substantially the same as the distance between the sides G at the vertical location in which the strip is placed. It is preferable in this structure to locate the strip between the upper and lower rows of the points 4, which points will properly locate the strip 8 in position. rEhe strip 8 is the length of a carded seriesof clips.

It is preferable to have the strip 8 indexed throughout its length with marks 9 indicating measurements such as inches and fractions thereof. Such index marks 9 may readily be printed on one surface of the strip and thus equip the `strip 8 to be used as a means for measuring the length of a series of carded clips to be cut from the card for use.

It is customary to provide a series of carded clips having a length in excess of the width of the belt to which vthey are to be applied and it is common practice to remove from a card of clips by cutting fromthe card a series of clips the proper length to extend acrossy the end of a belt. By utilizing the measurement indexes on the strip 8 the strip may be slid from the card to expose the indeXes indicating the desired measurement of the length of the series of clips to be used and then the card may be'severed directly opposite the inner end of the strip 8 which will remove a section of clips the exact length desired.

It will be seen that this invention provides a most simpl-e7 cheap and efficient means for reinforcing the channel card on which the clips are mounted and also provides a ready device for measuring the length .of section to be removed. vThe strip 8, being simply an elongated flat strip of cardboard, is very cheap and adds very little to the expense of -carding the cli Printing the measurement indexes thereon also is a very cheap operation. The strip is applied by simply inserting it endwise into the channel after the clips have been applied thereto. s

The location of the strip between the upper and lower rows of prongs 4: effectively retains it in its properv position. In this respect the llower rows of prongs 4 are more essential in locating the strip than the upper rows because they hold the strip placed above the base 5 of the channel. The inwardly converging sides 6 of the 4channel could be utilized Aentirely to prevent the strip from rising out of its proper location. It would also be practicable to locate the strip above the upper row of prongs l and to rely upon the inturned sides 6 of the channel to prevent it moving upwardly out of place.

The longitudinal edges of the strip 8 lie closely against the sides 6 of the channel and because of the inherent stiffness of the strip 8 said sides cannot Areadily be moved inwardly. In use the operator may measure the width of the belt to which the clips are to be applied and then slide the strip from one end ofthe channel to expose the index marks 9 thereon indicating the length of the section to bey removed after which they section may be cut from the card adjacent the inner end of the strip. This measuring and cutting operation can be repeated as long as any of the length of carded clips remains. y

` The drawing illustrates the upper edge of one of the sides L6 of the channel as vbeing slotted at l0 and turned outwardly to embrace the sides 3 of the clips. the purpose of preventing the clips turning out of their proper vertical positions but this detail has no bearing on the present invention which is fully effective with or without it.

The invention defined in the appended claims is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope. l

l claim:

l. nadevi ce of the class described@ channel shaped tcarding member of Vflexible material having a base and spaced apart sides, 'devices mounted on said sides having parts eX- tending therethrough from the outside in- This feature is for v wardly, said parts projecting beyond the inl ner surfaces of said sides and a stiffening member supported by said inwardly projecting parts and located in spaced apart relation with said base at its contacting edges, said.

stiffening member extending between said sides and being substantially the width of the distance between said sides.

2. In a device of the class described, a carding member of flexible material comprising a channel having a base and upwardly converging sides, devices mounted on said sides having parts extending therethrough froml the outside inwardly, said parts projecting beyond the inner surfaces of said sides and a stiffening member supported in spaced apart relation with said base upon said inwardly projecting parts, said stiffening member being substantially the width of the distance between said sides at the point where it is located and being wider than said sides at a point above vits location.

3. In a device of the class described, a carding member of flexible material comprising a channel having a base and'upward-` ly converging sides, devices mounted on said sides having parts extending therethrough from the outsider inwardly, said parts projecting beyond the inner surfaces of said sides and a stiffening member comprising a flat strip supported in spaced apart relation with said base upon saidinwardly projecting parts, said stidening member being substantially the width of the distance between said sides at the point where it is located and being wider than said sides at a point above its location.

4. In a device of the class described, a carding member made of flexible vmaterial having upwardly converging sides, devices mounted on said sides having parts projecting therethrough a short distance from the outside inwardly, said parts projecting beyond the inner surface of said sides and a g Y stiifening member positioned by said inwardlyv projecting parts and extending between said sides in-a position to prevent their movement toward each other for the purpose described.

5. In combination with a plurality of belt clips having spaced apart-opposing pointed prongs, a` carding `member having spaced apart sides, the points of said prongs being v adapted to have engagement with the said sides, and a reinforcing member inserted between the saidsides for the purpose described. s 6. A combination of elements as .recited in claim 5 in which the reinforcing member is slidable and has indicia printed thereon for the purpose described. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES K. DIAMOND. 

